I am a person who has never really took the time to sit down and read a book in one sitting (I have only ever read one book cover to cover in on go and that was Flowers for Algernon). I always read a bit here and a bit there whenever I can, but rarely will carry a book with me on the go. I have tried audiobooks, but have found that my mind wanders while listening and that I forget what I just heard. This has lead me to always want an ebook reader or more specifically the Kindle daybreakers trailer (now the Kindle 2) after I first saw it. The only problem was the price. I have never read enough to find it worth the cost of the Kindle. Then came today!
Today Amazon’s Kindle application was put up on iTunes. You can download it here for free. I have to say that this is everything I’ve wanted for awhile packed into my phone, which I carry with me everywhere I go. Now I will be able to read when I have spare time (doctor’s office, library, anywhere I am waiting on someone). The only limitation is the Kindle library, which really isn’t bad considering it is over 240,000 titles. One downside, which is not huge either nor is it Amazon’s fault, is due to Apples limitations on iPhone applications you must load up Safari on your iPhone to purchase new books.
So far I have not bought any new books, but I have explored and downloaded samples to test it out. The quality and clarity of the books is amazing. I believe that I could easily find myself becoming addicted to reading now that I have it with me at all times. It is very easy to access and purchase new books using Safari. After you find what book you want to buy you simply click one button and it will be ready next time you load up the application on your iPhone.
To anyone who enjoys reading or would like to start reading more, and of course owns an iPhone, I recommend this application 100 times over. It may not have the screen size of a Kindle, but you also don’t have to carry around two devices all the time. Almost noone leaves home without their phone and now with this you will also have your ebook reader with you at all times. The only thing I can now wish for is that it doesn’t drain the battery on the iPhone any quicker than I will be happy for awhile.
Let me start by saying I previously bought GTA IV when it first released and played it for a while. I enjoyed it, but wasn’t in to it so I traded it in. When Dec/Jan came around I learned that Rockstar was releasing DLC called “The Lost and Damned” and it peaked my interest. I watched the trailers and thought that it would be really interesting to try.
Since I had already traded in my GTA IV I went to my brother to borrow his copy. I figured leading up to the release of The Lost and Damned I would give the original story of Niko Bellic another try. So a week before the DLC release I began a new game and enjoyed it this time around. Then came February 17th and the release.
Here I was knowing I was going to get it, but I was just hoping it would be worth the 1600 points. I didn’t start the game until the 18th, but I have to say when I did I played almost all the way through. I enjoyed every single mission and the changes Rockstar made for The Lost and Damned. Being that this story revolves around a biker named Johnny, Rockstar tweaked bikes to be better. They seemed to be easier to control and you fell off a lot less.
One of the biggest features I loved about this DLC is the crossover between the original story and the new story. The first time I was sent on a mission with Niko I thought it was awesome. Being able to do the mission from a different perspective and think about how I did it with Niko was great. It made the story that much more enjoyable for me. It kept me wondering when I would intersect with my old friend (not Johnny’s but mine since I played him for a while) Niko again.
That leads me to another feature that made this story a lot more fun to play. Rockstar added in “checkpoints” during missions. In the original story, no matter how far you got in a mission, if you died or failed the mission for some other reason you had to start from the beginning. That could mean driving for what feels like hours again to get to the objective. In The Lost and Damned if you failed at certain points, when you retried the mission it would start you at a point further along. This made it not so aggravating to die during a mission.
Overall I think this DLC was well worth the 1600 points/$20 for the bonus content. You get to enjoy new characters, new guns, new vehicles, new music/radio, and a whole new perspective of some old familiar missions. If you have not beaten the original story I do recommend doing that first. I personally enjoyed the game from beginning all the way to the end of the credits. I now have to go in and finish the side stuff like Gang Wars and Races.
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For the last two days, not today thank god, I have had a migraine plus what I like to call an “eye”graine. My whole right side of my face, from my eye to my ear, was hurting on Monday. On Tuesday it was my left side of my face. The pain feels like something is just digging into my brain and eyeballs trying to force it out of my head. It is just so unbearable that I try to just lay in bed and let it go away. I also tak migraine pain relievers, which didn’t help this time, but eventually they both did go away.
That brings me to today, migraine free and happy. Whenever I get a migraine it makes me think of the days cherish the days I don’t have one. I have a feeling that it was my contacts that have lead to these last few. My glasses broke about a month or two ago and since I have only been wearing my contacts. After Monday and Tuesday though I will be making me an eye doctor’s appointment and getting in ASAP.
Does anyone know any remedies for migraines when you get them? I am almost to the point where any kind of pain reliever doesn’t help. Is there a doctor prescribed medicine to prevent or lessen a migraine? I would be so happy to never have another one in my lifetime. I also pray my son never gets them.
